Bandage-corset.



P. KLEIN.-

BANDAGE CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.6, 1913.

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Specification. of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

Appli'cation'filed September6, 1913. Serial No. 788,401.

To (ZZZ whom itmay concern:

I KLEIN, aycitizen of the United States, and a resident oi the city of New York borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of- New York, have invented a new and Improved Banda ge-Corset, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a corset construction and more particularly to a bandage cor set, the object of the invention being to provide an attachment which is applicable to corsets of general construction and designed for use by women after fipei'ations and for maternity uses so as tog'support the lower part of the abdomen andprovide for in creased comfort by avoiding all downward pressure and relieving and curing symptoms due to relaxed and ineflicient abdominal .walls.

provide a corset of the nature described which embodies an adjustable section so as to provide a range of adjustment adapted for different persons and in which a substantially lenticular or oval engaging part is designed. to conform to the body of the wearer and be held against movement during the supporting action.

With the aboveand other objects in view the invention resides more particularly in the peculiar combination and arrangement illustrated as a pretheaccompanying drawings and described inthe specification.

Reference is to be had to the accompany ing drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of ref ercnce indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a bandage corset constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary inside elevation showing the supporting section; and Fig. is a cross sectional viewtaken on the line .33- of Fig. 2 with the parts straightened out.-- In the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a pair ofcprsets the sections of which arelaced at thefbaek in the usualmanner,

ferred embodiment in as indicated bythe numeral 1l, fso as to the front portions -ward its ends, and bottom edges and upwardly converging A further object of the invention is to the drawings,

provide the usual range of adjustment, while thereof are connected by the usual fasteners 12. The sections are also provided with the side stocking supporters 13 and the central supporters 14,- each being capable of adjustment in the usual manner.

In the application of device as above described, each section of the corset adjacent the sides of the body is provided with a substantially vertical reinforcing .strip .l5'the two converging upwardly and being designed for securely attaching a plurality of, preferably five, vertically spaced and upwardly converging rows of eyelets 16. A supporting section 17 which is of substantially lenticular or oval shape or consists .of a section tapering towith convexly arcuate top straight side edges 19, as shown in 'Fig. 2 of is provided to support the abdomen and for this purpose is provided with a surrounding reinforcingedge or binding 18, and straight side edges 19 to which-are connected a plurality of non elastic tapes 20, it being observed that said edges 19 are substantially parallel to of the eyelets 16.

The supporting nature flexible, and so shaped as to conform to thebody of the wearer to provide increased supporting action and comfort, said section at or near its ends being provided with a plurality of upwardly diverging flexible st-ifl'eners 21, preferably of bone, and at spaced points intermediate thereof with section 17 is in its general the invention to the the direction ofextent vertical stifl'eners 22 of similar form, thus causing said section to comfortably fit the abdomen.- The tapes 20 areextended outwardly in spaced relation through the eye- .lets 16'and carried back toward the front edges of the corset where they are connected to nonrelastic sections 23 in such manner as to bring. the tapes 20 insubstantially con: vergent relation. These portions 23 are ad just'ably connected through theinstrumentalit'y of an inelastic tape section. 2etlcarrying a buckle 25 at its free end and a-n.1nelastic tape section 26 desi 'ed-to.'.adjustably engage the buckle and o sufiioient length to permit a range of ad ustment upto ten inches. The section 23 carrying the buckle attaching section 24 is provided with a loop 27 to receive the free end of the engaging section 26 so as to retain the parts in a fiat condition and thereby prevent bulging or discomfort when being worn.

. sections at each side of the adjoining front edges. By this means, when the supporters are attached to the stockings the supporting section 17 is held from movement upwardly to become displaced and in addition, the supporting action of the adjustable member including the tapes 20,, also prevents said section 17 from mbving downwardly so as to 5 support the abdomen with extreme comfort.

By reason of the engagement of the supporting section with, the inner faces of the corset sections at the front, downward movement of the supporters together with the supporting sect-ion, beyond a predetermined degree, is prevented in such a manner as to serve a double function by simultaneously holding the flexible lower part of the corset and the-supporting section inward and in supporting position.

In the use and application of the improvement with the corset, the sections are laced at'the back so as to be comfortably tight when fastened in the front. The corset is put on like a pair of drawers, while the front is unfastened and before the ends of the tape sections 2e and 26 are connected, the wearer passing the legs through at the top so that the bandage section 17 will lie in front of the lower part of the abdomen. The bandage or supporting section 17 is then fitted under the abdomen to properly support the same, and after the corset is fastened thereover, the tape sections 24 and 26 are connected and drawn taut. As the corset fits the body it will not be bunched when the tape sections 24 and 26 are connected to bind the bandage section 17. This is due to the fact that the eyelets 16 are positioned at the sides of the body and the body will not be reduced to any appreciable degree. The supporters will also tend to pull downwardly on the flexible lower part of the corset and-assist in retaining the same smooth and prevent crowding or bunching of the parts toward the center.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with corset sections;

7 of a substantially oval and reinforced supporting section at the inner side thereof, ad-

justable connections carried by the ends of said supporting sections, extended through the corset sections and connected at the front, and depending supporters carried by said supporting section, said corset sections having horizontally alined openings through which said supporters extend.

2. The combination with corset sections having a plurality of spaced openings at the side portions; of an abdominal supporting section provided with flexible reinforcing members designed to conform to the body, tapesconnected to the extremities of said supporting sections and passing through the openings, and inelastic and adjustable connections between the free extremities of the tapes eXteriorly of the corset, the sections having openings near their joining front edges and elastic supporting members connected to the lower edge of the abdominal supporting section and movably engaged through said openings against limited downward displacement.

3. The combination with corset sections proper having connecting means at the front and back; of a substantially lenticular reinforced supporting section loosely mounted at the inner side thereof and adapted for adjustment independent of the corset sections in front of the abdomen, adjustable connections carried by the ends of said supporting section, said connections being extended through the corset sections proper and toward each other at the front and connected, and depending supporters carried by said supporting section and engaged with the corset sections to hold the supporting section against upward movement and simultaneously hold the lower portions of the corset sections and supporting section in supporting position.

4. The combination with corset sections having flexible lower portions and reinforcements in the sides thereof converging upwardly and provided with vertical rows of eyelets mounted therein; of a supporting section adapted for adjustment independent of the corset sections and having flexible reinforcing stays permitting the supporting section to conform to the body, said support- ,ing section also having convexly arcuate top and bottom edges and upwardly converging straight side edges, a plurality of inelastic tapes attached to said supporting section at spaced points of the sides of the latter and extending through the eyelets in spaced parallel relation, said tapes being carried straight toward the front edges of the sections, inelastic sections connected to the tapes, adjustable buckle connections between the inelastic sections whereby pull excrted thereon will tend to straighten the supporting section between the eyelets through which the tapes extend and cause the same to be tightened against the body, In testimony whereof I have signed my and means at the central portion of the supname to this specification in the presence of porting section to simultaneously hold the two subscribing Witnesses.

lower portions of the corset sections and the PAULA KLEIN. 5 supporting section inWa-rd in supporting po- Witnesses:

sition and limit the upward and downward PHILIP KLEIN,

displacement of said supporting section. JANm M. KAMPLORE.

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Washington, D. G. 

